The health agency Anses calls for strengthening surveillance, particularly in ports, to avoid the establishment in France of the oriental fruit fly. This fly, Bactrocera dorsalis, poses no danger to humans but can decimate fruit and vegetable production.
If “no outbreak has been declared in mainland France”, there is today “a high probability of entry” into mainland France of this insect, says Anses. The most likely route of entry is that of the commercial importation of fruits and vegetables from infested countries.